Mad Men Is a) A Parody Of Itself or b) Better Than Ever

Mad Men Is a) A Parody Of Itself or b) Better Than Ever

In all of my television-watching years, I have never witnessed such a divergence of learned opinions about any show quite like Mad Men this season.

It’s amusing to review the comments early on Sunday evenings — before Mad Men goes on the air on AMC. You’d think people were fretting about a friend about to undergo a medical procedure, because the comments are so grave and worrisome about the upcoming episode.

Mad Men diehards really have a lot invested in this show.

They’re all so uneasy, I suspect, because, deep down they worry and worry that their favorite TV series has — yikes — jumped the shark — that is, peaked. This causes them great stress.

Then, after the show airs that evening, they’re all smiles again — The operation was a success! Whew! That was scary!

The fact is that Mad Men is doing just fine.

Jon Hamm is completely engaged in his character, the iconic Don Draper.